Warriors, Rams lose in quarterfinals

WELLS — The Wells High School field hockey season came to an abrupt end with a 1-0 loss to Fryeburg in last week's Western Maine Class B quarterfinal round.

Carl Pepin

WELLS — The Wells High School field hockey season came to an abrupt end with a 1-0 loss to Fryeburg in last week's Western Maine Class B quarterfinal round.

The fourth-seeded Warriors (9-6) had beaten the fifth-seeded Raiders by a 1-0 score back on Oct. 5, thanks to a goal from Kayler Masellas, but they were unable to get on the scoreboard in this second meeting.

The Raiders had some speedy front line players who pressured the Warrior defense all game long. After playing a scoreless first half, the Raiders' Sage Hennessy raced in for the game-winning score with just over five minutes to play.

The Raiders moved on and dropped a 2-0 decision at top-ranked York on Saturday in a West B semifinal.

Wells only scored three goals in their last five games.

Cheverus 3 Kennebunk 2

Cheverus controlled play for most of the second half and the Stags broke open a 2-2 deadlock with the game's one score after the break to gain a 3-2 West A quarterfinal win over Kennebunk on Wednesday, Oct. 20 in Portland.

Kennebunk trailed 1-0 in the first half before getting goals from Emily Vieira and Taylor Radomski to take a 2-1 lead. The Rams had some momentum and it appeared they might head into the halftime break with a one-goal lead. But the Stags pressured Kennebunk's defense in the closing minutes of the half and eventually scored to send the teams to the break knotted at 2-2.

Sarah LaQuerre's goal after halftime gave the Stags the victory as the Cheverus defense prevented Kennebunk from getting any quality scoring chances.

"I was incredibly proud of the team and their desire to never give up. Cheverus came out and scored we reacted with a goal then scored again," said Kennebunk coach Kayla Hinkley. "The ladies fought very hard during that first half to make sure the game was a battle. The second half was more of a challenge for us because we had difficulty controlling where the ball was played on the field."

The fourth-ranked Stags went on to defeat top-ranked Scarborough on Saturday in a regional semifinal and they defeated Bonny Eagle on Tuesday to reach this weekend's Class A championship game.

Kennebunk finished another strong season with a 10-4-1 record. The Rams outscored their opponents 32-16, with 18 assisted goals. Nine different players scored.

Defensively, the Rams recorded seven shutouts and senior goalie Kelsey Livermore stopped 84 percent of the shots she faced - in her first ever season of field hockey.

"If you could not tell by watching the team on the field, the stats prove how our approach has always been about the team," added Hinkley. "We have some seriously talented individuals, but realized our success would come if we played as a whole. My seniors left their legacy with this team and will always be remembered for their various contributions."

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